Ever wanted to know where Mars is right now? Ever wanted to know how long it takes a radio signal to get from Mars to the Earth? Ever wanted to know what time Jupiter rises, transits, sets? Well this app is for you.
I originally wrote this program for myself. I wanted to know realtime positional data for the planets. I didn’t want to know the average distance, I wanted to know how far away a planet is right now.
On August 6, 2012 I was watching Mars Curiosity Rover decend through Mars atmosphere, I wanted to know what the signal delay was (in other words light travel time to Mars) at that very moment. This app will tell you that and so much more.
Altitude
Angular Diameter
Apparent Magnitude
Axial Tilt To Orbit
Azimuth
Current Phase
Declination
Degrees To Aphelion
Distance From The Sun
Distance From The Earth
Distance To Perihelion
Ecliptic Latitude
Ecliptic Longitude
Heliocentric Latitude
Heliocentric Longitude
Longitude Of Aphelion
Longitude Of Perihelion
Orbital Velocity
Right Ascension
Rise Azimuths
Rise Time
Set Azimuth
Set Time
Transit Time
True Anomaly
The app also provides a visual representation of the planets position in the sky and in the solar system.